lobang
[ˌlo˧ˈbäŋ˦]
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A good deal or opportunity; pertaining to job offers, business opportunities or sales.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "So long as these men have a lobang they will raise money in order to pay their debts, otherwise the European merchants are the sufferers."
- "The first article consisted of [...] an obvious attempt to make a lobang for some vet. as an officer in charge of the abattoirs."
- "The prosecution's last witness, Harun, testified that Yasin and another man approached him in early April 1972, saying that there was a "lobang" (opportunity) on Pulau Ubin."
- "any1 got lobang in getting fake rolex watches????pls reply in this newsgroup....thanks!"
- "With the ever-expanding job market here in the region, we have started a section on the job offering. If you have any job lobang, feel free to post it here for the community to forward to their acquaintances."
- "Being in Singapore, we are always looking out for sales lobang. It also doesn't hurt to save a few dollars, especially with the current economic situation."
Etymology
From Malay lubang (“hole, opening, gap”), commonly misspelled and pronounced in Singapore as lobang.
Word Breakdown
- Root: lubang
Usage
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
kang tow